Upstream information

CVE-2021-4249 at MITRE

Description

A vulnerability was found in xml-conduit. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file xml-conduit/src/Text/XML/Stream/Parse.hs of the component DOCTYPE Entity Expansion Handler. The manipulation leads to infinite loop. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 1.9.1.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 4be1021791dcdee8b164d239433a2043dc0939ea. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216204.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v3 Scores
CVSS detail National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 7.5
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
CVSSv3 Version 3.1
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1206510 [IN_PROGRESS]

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List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • ghc-xml-conduit >= 1.10.1.0-2.1
  • ghc-xml-conduit-devel >= 1.10.1.0-2.1
  • ghc-xml-conduit-doc >= 1.10.1.0-2.1
  • ghc-xml-conduit-prof >= 1.10.1.0-2.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2026-11086

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 ghc-xml-conduit Analysis
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 ghc-xml-conduit Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6 ghc-xml-conduit Analysis
openSUSE Leap 15.5 ghc-xml-conduit Analysis
openSUSE Leap 15.6 ghc-xml-conduit Analysis

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Sun Dec 18 23:00:03 2022
CVE page last modified: Fri Jun 26 19:32:21 2026